Janet Stumbo
Janet L. Stumbo was a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, representing the 7th Appellate District, Division 2. She was first elected to the court in 1989 and served until 1993. She was the first woman from the 7th Appellate District to be elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. In 1993 she was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court, where she served until 2004. She was the first woman elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court.[1]
Stumbo was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals for a second time in November 2006 and took the bench on January 1, 2007.[1] She was re-elected in 2014 for another eight-year term that would have expired on January 1, 2023. She was a 2015 candidate for the Kentucky Supreme Court.
She retired from the bench at the end of 2017.[2]
Education
Stumbo is a native of Floyd County, Kentucky. She received her bachelor's degree from Morehead State University and her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.[1]
Career
Stumbo began her legal career as a staff attorney for an appellate judge. In 1982, she joined the law firm of Turner, Hall & Stumbo, PSC and focused on workers' compensation, federal black lung claims, dissolution of marriage and personal injury cases. Stumbo served as an assistant attorney for Floyd County for three years. From 1983 to 1989, she served on the board of directors of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky. In 1989, before her first election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, she joined the law firm of Stumbo, DeRossett & Pillersdorf. Stumbo was elected to the Supreme Court of Kentucky in 1993 and served there until 2004. She then taught at Appalachian School of Law and the University of Kentucky College of Law and taught a mock trial course for high school students until her second election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 2006.[1]
Awards and associations
- 1999 UK College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame inductee
- 1996 Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, Kentucky Bar Association for Women
- 1995 Bull's Eye Award, Women in State Government Network
- 1995 Outstanding Justice Award, Kentucky Women Advocates
- 1991 Justice Award, Kentucky Women Advocates
- 1990 Morehead State University Alumni Association Hall of Fame inductee[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2015
Kentucky's judicial elections included a general on November 3, 2015.
Janet Stumbo faced Samuel T. Wright III in the general election.
| Kentucky Supreme Court, Seat 1, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Samuel T. Wright III |
51.9% | 40,676 |
| Janet Stumbo | 48.1% | 37,772 |
| Total Votes | 78,448 | |
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 4, 2015 | ||
2014
See also: Kentucky judicial elections, 2014
Stumbo ran for re-election to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
General: She defeated W. Kent Varney in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 64.5 percent of the vote.
[3]
2012
Stumbo was defeated for a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court by incumbent Justice Will T. Scott in the November 6, 2012, general election. She received 41.9 percent of the vote. She previously served on the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1993 to 2004.[4][5]
On April 24, 2012, it was announced that Stumbo had earned the endorsement of the United Mine Workers of America, a powerful group in the district in which she sought election.[5]
2004
In 2004, Stumbo lost her bid for re-election to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Will T. Scott  |
No | Stumbo Seat | 50.7% | |
| Janet Stumbo | Yes | Stumbo Seat | 49.3% |
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See also
External links
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Judge Janet L. Stumbo"
- Kentucky Court of Justice, "Kentucky Court of Appeals"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kentucky Court of Justice, " Judge Janet L. Stumbo," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ Lexington Herald Leader, "She was first woman elected to Ky. Supreme Court. After 26 years, she’s leaving the bench," October 13, 2017
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Election: 2014 Primary Election: Judge of the Court of Appeals," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Republic, "United Mine Workers of America endorses Janet Stumbo in Kentucky Supreme Court race," April 24, 2012
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of States, 2004 General Election Results
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
